Roasted Red Kuri Squash with Pecans, Honey & Thyme

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 kuri squash
• 0.25 cup pecans

  crushed
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

  or other neutral oil
• 2 teaspoons chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme

  or substitute 1.5 teaspoons dried

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 175 C / 350 F.
• 2 Cut the kuri squash in half, scoop out the seeds, then cut each half into about
  5-6 roughly even segments.
• 3 Pull the leaves off half the thyme sprigs (if using fresh thyme).
• 4 Mix the honey with the olive oil, chili flakes, smoked paprika, garlic powder,
  cinnamon salt and the destemmed thyme leaves. Mix well until even. *
• 5 Pour the hot honey mixture over the squash and toss with the crushed pecans and
  remaining thyme sprigs.
• 6 Pour the coated squash out onto the baking sheet and use a fork to spread it out
  so it's in one layer.
• 7 Roast the squash in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until soft and
  caramelized to a golden brown.

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